Girls' name · since 2001

Jeliyah

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 73 babies named Jeliyah, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,642 of 72,339
all-time among girls
73
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

73 girls have been named Jeliyah since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Jeliyah recorded 73 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2017.

  • #30,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 73 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeliyah ranks #30,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,642 of 72,339
all-time among girls
73
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jeliyah's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jeliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jeliyah splits its recorded history at 2010: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jeliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2013)
10
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4681012 20012005200720082009201020112013201520162017 5

Jeliyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (46 births, 63% of the file).

2010s was Jeliyah's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Jeliyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 46 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jeliyah? ▼
73 babies have been named Jeliyah since 2001. All-time, it sits at #30,642 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2013 with 10 births.
Where does Jeliyah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jeliyah ranks #30,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jeliyah most popular? ▼
Jeliyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Jeliyah been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jeliyah since 2001 -- 17 years through the most recent 2017 data.
What names are similar to Jeliyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jelena, Jelisa, Jelani, Jelissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Jeliyah

Nearby Names Like Jeliyah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jeliyah

Jelena Girl
#5013 1,633 births
Jelisa Girl
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Jelani Girl
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Jelissa Girl
#15428 938 births
Jelina Girl
#13705 245 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jeliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jeliyah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.